Darlene McDonald
@darlenemcdonald.com
Novelist. Essayist. Writer of Political and Civil Rights History
https://darlenemcdonald.substack.com
https://darlenemcdonald.substack.com
That’s what the Trumpians did.
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That’s what the Trumpians did.
Reposted by Darlene McDonald
For those wondering why I posted a thread about this last night, this is why.
There's a LOT of people who seem to think that either a) the entire ACA is ending or b) ALL of the ACA tax credits are expiring. NEITHER IS THE CASE.
There's a LOT of people who seem to think that either a) the entire ACA is ending or b) ALL of the ACA tax credits are expiring. NEITHER IS THE CASE.
Do all ACA subsidies expire or only the enhanced subsidies passed post-COVID expire on 12/31/25? Asking for my adult kids, who both get insurance from ACA.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
For those wondering why I posted a thread about this last night, this is why.
There's a LOT of people who seem to think that either a) the entire ACA is ending or b) ALL of the ACA tax credits are expiring. NEITHER IS THE CASE.
There's a LOT of people who seem to think that either a) the entire ACA is ending or b) ALL of the ACA tax credits are expiring. NEITHER IS THE CASE.
INFURIATING
Jeanne Shaheen was in the senate during negotiations for the ACA. She saw how Republicans cut the meat out of the ACA only to still not vote for it. Did the Republican Party suddenly change to start giving a damn about the health and wellbeing of their constituents?!
Hell No!
Jeanne Shaheen was in the senate during negotiations for the ACA. She saw how Republicans cut the meat out of the ACA only to still not vote for it. Did the Republican Party suddenly change to start giving a damn about the health and wellbeing of their constituents?!
Hell No!
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
INFURIATING
Jeanne Shaheen was in the senate during negotiations for the ACA. She saw how Republicans cut the meat out of the ACA only to still not vote for it. Did the Republican Party suddenly change to start giving a damn about the health and wellbeing of their constituents?!
Hell No!
Jeanne Shaheen was in the senate during negotiations for the ACA. She saw how Republicans cut the meat out of the ACA only to still not vote for it. Did the Republican Party suddenly change to start giving a damn about the health and wellbeing of their constituents?!
Hell No!
Here’s the problem.
Republican’s goal is to kill the ACA.
Donald Trump will tell them not to make a deal and they won’t.
MAGA does not care about the ACA if it means getting rid of Obamacare.
To not understand this is to not understand today’s Republican Party.
They got played.
Republican’s goal is to kill the ACA.
Donald Trump will tell them not to make a deal and they won’t.
MAGA does not care about the ACA if it means getting rid of Obamacare.
To not understand this is to not understand today’s Republican Party.
They got played.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Here’s the problem.
Republican’s goal is to kill the ACA.
Donald Trump will tell them not to make a deal and they won’t.
MAGA does not care about the ACA if it means getting rid of Obamacare.
To not understand this is to not understand today’s Republican Party.
They got played.
Republican’s goal is to kill the ACA.
Donald Trump will tell them not to make a deal and they won’t.
MAGA does not care about the ACA if it means getting rid of Obamacare.
To not understand this is to not understand today’s Republican Party.
They got played.
Does anyone believes for a second that MAGA will admit to something they see with their lying eyes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Does anyone believes for a second that MAGA will admit to something they see with their lying eyes?
Robert Mueller
Merrick Garland
Joe Biden
Chuck Schumer
Did NOT understand the moment we’re in.
It is time for new Democratic Leadership that UNDERSTANDS the moment, not afraid of power, and CAN and WILL rise to the moment.
Calling the spirit of Harry Reid and Lyndon Johnson.
So shall it be.
Merrick Garland
Joe Biden
Chuck Schumer
Did NOT understand the moment we’re in.
It is time for new Democratic Leadership that UNDERSTANDS the moment, not afraid of power, and CAN and WILL rise to the moment.
Calling the spirit of Harry Reid and Lyndon Johnson.
So shall it be.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Robert Mueller
Merrick Garland
Joe Biden
Chuck Schumer
Did NOT understand the moment we’re in.
It is time for new Democratic Leadership that UNDERSTANDS the moment, not afraid of power, and CAN and WILL rise to the moment.
Calling the spirit of Harry Reid and Lyndon Johnson.
So shall it be.
Merrick Garland
Joe Biden
Chuck Schumer
Did NOT understand the moment we’re in.
It is time for new Democratic Leadership that UNDERSTANDS the moment, not afraid of power, and CAN and WILL rise to the moment.
Calling the spirit of Harry Reid and Lyndon Johnson.
So shall it be.
Reposted by Darlene McDonald
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Laughable
Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Laughable
No one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory quite like so-called centrist Democrats.
Harry Reid is rolling over in his grave.
Harry Reid is rolling over in his grave.
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
No one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory quite like so-called centrist Democrats.
Harry Reid is rolling over in his grave.
Harry Reid is rolling over in his grave.
Oh oh oh…teacher pick me🙋🏾♀️
1. Tariffs of imported Brazilian beef.
2. Environmental factors such as drought. Remember Biden’s IRA tried to help.
3. Immigration crackdowns have hurt the meatpacking industry
Bad policies = bad outcomes. Republicans SHOULD pay a steep political price.
1. Tariffs of imported Brazilian beef.
2. Environmental factors such as drought. Remember Biden’s IRA tried to help.
3. Immigration crackdowns have hurt the meatpacking industry
Bad policies = bad outcomes. Republicans SHOULD pay a steep political price.
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Oh oh oh…teacher pick me🙋🏾♀️
1. Tariffs of imported Brazilian beef.
2. Environmental factors such as drought. Remember Biden’s IRA tried to help.
3. Immigration crackdowns have hurt the meatpacking industry
Bad policies = bad outcomes. Republicans SHOULD pay a steep political price.
1. Tariffs of imported Brazilian beef.
2. Environmental factors such as drought. Remember Biden’s IRA tried to help.
3. Immigration crackdowns have hurt the meatpacking industry
Bad policies = bad outcomes. Republicans SHOULD pay a steep political price.
Sharing as promised
Saturday mornings across the street from the West Jordan courthouse 10-11 AM
Neighborhood weekly protest.
Saturday mornings across the street from the West Jordan courthouse 10-11 AM
Neighborhood weekly protest.
Darlene please join us Saturday mornings across the street from the West Jordan courthouse 10-11 for our neighborhood weekly protest. We've been out here for 6 months! Please share with other locals🙏❤️
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Sharing as promised
Saturday mornings across the street from the West Jordan courthouse 10-11 AM
Neighborhood weekly protest.
Saturday mornings across the street from the West Jordan courthouse 10-11 AM
Neighborhood weekly protest.
Why am I sharing a photo of Donald Trump asleep during a presser? Because @jaketapper.bsky.social literally wrote a book about an aging Joe Biden and the media ignores what we all saw about Donald Trump.
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why am I sharing a photo of Donald Trump asleep during a presser? Because @jaketapper.bsky.social literally wrote a book about an aging Joe Biden and the media ignores what we all saw about Donald Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There are Import tariffs, Export tariffs and Transit tariffs. All are taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. There is no such thing as Relocation Tariffs placed on the movement of people.
Why do ya’ll keep voting for these people? Is it the enemy of my enemy is my friend effect? 🤷🏾♀️
Why do ya’ll keep voting for these people? Is it the enemy of my enemy is my friend effect? 🤷🏾♀️
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There are Import tariffs, Export tariffs and Transit tariffs. All are taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. There is no such thing as Relocation Tariffs placed on the movement of people.
Why do ya’ll keep voting for these people? Is it the enemy of my enemy is my friend effect? 🤷🏾♀️
Why do ya’ll keep voting for these people? Is it the enemy of my enemy is my friend effect? 🤷🏾♀️
Lots of comments that this is done for dementia patients and people with intellectual disabilities. In all seriousness, will a credible major news agency do a detailed investigation on this or do we have to rely on sources outside the U.S to conduct investigative reporting on this administration?
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Lots of comments that this is done for dementia patients and people with intellectual disabilities. In all seriousness, will a credible major news agency do a detailed investigation on this or do we have to rely on sources outside the U.S to conduct investigative reporting on this administration?
Calling Jake Tapper. Calling Jake Tapper.
Someone is putting up notes so Trump can find his way to his office. Clearly there’s a cover-up of the President’s mental decline. Think there’s a book in there, somewhere?
Someone is putting up notes so Trump can find his way to his office. Clearly there’s a cover-up of the President’s mental decline. Think there’s a book in there, somewhere?
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Calling Jake Tapper. Calling Jake Tapper.
Someone is putting up notes so Trump can find his way to his office. Clearly there’s a cover-up of the President’s mental decline. Think there’s a book in there, somewhere?
Someone is putting up notes so Trump can find his way to his office. Clearly there’s a cover-up of the President’s mental decline. Think there’s a book in there, somewhere?
Brother ICE man…what the hell are you doing?
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Brother ICE man…what the hell are you doing?
If you switched over to MSNBC to see Steve Kornacki at the big board and missed him, you were not alone.
Kornacki now only appear on NBC News platforms — as part of the deal in which MSNBC has been spun off.
Ali Velshi held it down well.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Kornacki now only appear on NBC News platforms — as part of the deal in which MSNBC has been spun off.
Ali Velshi held it down well.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Election 2025: Steve Kornacki on NJ, VA voting trends to track after Trump win
The challenge for Republican gubernatorial candidates will be building on the gains Trump made in blue-leaning New Jersey and Virginia last year.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
If you switched over to MSNBC to see Steve Kornacki at the big board and missed him, you were not alone.
Kornacki now only appear on NBC News platforms — as part of the deal in which MSNBC has been spun off.
Ali Velshi held it down well.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Kornacki now only appear on NBC News platforms — as part of the deal in which MSNBC has been spun off.
Ali Velshi held it down well.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Incredible how Fox News is talking about how Governor Gavin Newsom overplayed his hand and is going to regret Prop 50 when Red states respond without once mentioning why Prop 50 was necessary in the first place.
Looking at you, Texas.
Looking at you, Texas.
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Incredible how Fox News is talking about how Governor Gavin Newsom overplayed his hand and is going to regret Prop 50 when Red states respond without once mentioning why Prop 50 was necessary in the first place.
Looking at you, Texas.
Looking at you, Texas.
“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!".
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is a symbol of immigration and welcome.
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is a symbol of immigration and welcome.
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!".
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is a symbol of immigration and welcome.
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor is a symbol of immigration and welcome.
The United States has the largest economy in the world.
The decision to shutdown the government shouldn’t rest on whether or not we pay to help lower the cost of healthcare while also passing laws that allow the ultra wealthy to not pay a fairer share of taxes.
#vote #election2025
The decision to shutdown the government shouldn’t rest on whether or not we pay to help lower the cost of healthcare while also passing laws that allow the ultra wealthy to not pay a fairer share of taxes.
#vote #election2025
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The United States has the largest economy in the world.
The decision to shutdown the government shouldn’t rest on whether or not we pay to help lower the cost of healthcare while also passing laws that allow the ultra wealthy to not pay a fairer share of taxes.
#vote #election2025
The decision to shutdown the government shouldn’t rest on whether or not we pay to help lower the cost of healthcare while also passing laws that allow the ultra wealthy to not pay a fairer share of taxes.
#vote #election2025
Thank you!
Holder: The Supreme Court is a broken institution. And it’s something that has to be part of the national conversation in ’26 and in ’28.
If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.
If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Thank you!
At least he understands that a no-vote is still a vote.
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
At least he understands that a no-vote is still a vote.
What does Venezuela possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer.
Remember Iraq?
Don’t fall for the okie dokie.
What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer.
Remember Iraq?
Don’t fall for the okie dokie.
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What does Venezuela possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer.
Remember Iraq?
Don’t fall for the okie dokie.
What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer.
Remember Iraq?
Don’t fall for the okie dokie.